most of those pictures are coming from www.pirate4x4.com its a message board similar to this one, have you seen it?

But then UP_ROKTOY was nice enough to post his link. Thank you very much, I hadn't been there before. That site, www.pirate4x4.com is effing amazing! Looks like it's been around along time, I wonder if that's were CC got his name idea from

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Originally Posted by jmdzuk

If you google light weight trailers this what you get .Search Pirate and come up with something more applicable.Jeff

I tried but couldn't find nothing except people bitchin about "red stars" WTF is that all about????

There's good ideas in that thread, and good discussion. Its a tandem, so loading/balanace, and handling blowouts would be better than a single axle.

So, reading that thread, it towed well behind his V6 astro van. I would bet that on a standard deck 16 ft tandem, it'd be felt more. I definately like the idea of a 4000lb combined load behind a smaller tow vehicle.

How often are people blowing trailer tires, and why?

I would be interested to see how load range E 235/85/R16 highway rib truck tires would do on a trailer.

I've seen trailers use 235/85R16s before. I think 7000 lb axles are usually 8 on 6.5.

I've always had the feeling that the majority of trailer tire failures that happen are due to poor maintenence and people banging their trailers into things like curbs, fences, etc. That, and people using cheap-o tires on their trailers, $40 specials or old car tires.

I haven't ever had a tire failure, per se. I once had a tire tire lose some tread (didn't lose air, but was thumping badly) on a construction trailer (back when I worked landscape for 3 years and pulled a trailer daily). Those trailers say daily use and the tires were old. I also damaged a sidewall once pulling out of my back yard (had bought a new trailer, didn't realize it was wider than the old one, and I clipped my chain link fence). I parked the rig in the driveway and replaced it with a new once, before continuing, though.

You just don't see people blowing tires on their tow rigs all the time, so why do people have problems on their trailers? low air pressure, scuffed sidwalls, improper loading? Are truck tires tougher, or to trailer tires see more damage?

I't d be kinda cool to design the trailer to have the same bolt pattern and tire size as your tow vehicle (if possible), so you'd have spare tires that could work for either vehicle.

I've seen trailers use 235/85R16s before. I think 7000 lb axles are usually 8 on 6.5.

I've always had the feeling that the majority of trailer tire failures that happen are due to poor maintenence and people banging their trailers into things like curbs, fences, etc. That, and people using cheap-o tires on their trailers, $40 specials or old car tires.

I haven't ever had a tire failure, per se. I once had a tire tire lose some tread (didn't lose air, but was thumping badly) on a construction trailer (back when I worked landscape for 3 years and pulled a trailer daily). Those trailers say daily use and the tires were old. I also damaged a sidewall once pulling out of my back yard (had bought a new trailer, didn't realize it was wider than the old one, and I clipped my chain link fence). I parked the rig in the driveway and replaced it with a new once, before continuing, though.

You just don't see people blowing tires on their tow rigs all the time, so why do people have problems on their trailers? low air pressure, scuffed sidwalls, improper loading? Are truck tires tougher, or to trailer tires see more damage?

I't d be kinda cool to design the trailer to have the same bolt pattern and tire size as your tow vehicle (if possible), so you'd have spare tires that could work for either vehicle.

i dont see where all these tire blowing ideas come from either, and even if the do blow all the time (i guess im just always lucky, having never blown one.) i dont see how everyone sees this as a horror storry. the trailer isnt going to do anything at all, except fall down about 6 inches on one side. you will then notice it and pull over to change it.

i dont see where all these tire blowing ideas come from either, and even if the do blow all the time (i guess im just always lucky, having never blown one.) i dont see how everyone sees this as a horror storry. the trailer isnt going to do anything at all, except fall down about 6 inches on one side. you will then notice it and pull over to change it.

Well, depends on the load, and if your tow rig is pushed to its limits.

Any time i've been in a truck when one went, it was not really noticeable, to me as a passenger, except by visually seeing it was bad in the mirror.